Music-Genres & Styles-Opera

Discover the epic origins of Richard Wagner's monumental "Ring Cycle" in this accessible retelling crafted by Anna Alice Chapin. "The Story of the Rhinegold (Der Ring des Nibelungen) told for young people" offers an engaging introduction to one of the most influential works in...

This book introduces readers to the historical, performative, and cultural context of pansori, a traditional Korean oral story-singing art. Written by a scholar-practitioner of the form, this study is structured in three parts and begins by introducing readers to the technical, aesthetic, and theoretical...

Alfred Schnittke (1934-1998) was arguably the most important Russian composer since Shostakovich, and his music has generated a great deal of academic interest in the years since his death. Schnittke Studies provides a variety of perspectives on the composer and his music. Author: Gavin...

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our...

Experience the dramatic conclusion of Richard Wagner's epic "Ring of the Niblung" with this meticulously prepared print edition of "Siegfried and The Twilight of the Gods." As the final two parts of the four-opera cycle, these librettos showcase Wagner's unparalleled ability to weave together...

Step into the witty and whimsical world of Victorian England with "The Complete Plays of William S. Gilbert and Arthur Seymour Sullivan." This comprehensive collection showcases the enduring genius of the Gilbert and Sullivan operettas, a cornerstone of musical theatre. Explore the complete librettos...

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Un giorno di regno, which premiered at Milan's Teatro alla Scala in September 1840, is Verdi's second opera and one of only two comedies (with Falstaff) ever written by the composer. Rooted in Felice Romani's libretto Il finto Stanislao, Un giorno di regno experienced...

Examines the impact of contemporary ideas about the psyche and neglected yet crucial artistic influences on the psychological dimension of Wagner's operas, especially Die Feen, Der fliegende Holländer, Tannhäuser, Lohengrin, and the Ring. Wagner's Visions studies crucial influences on Wagner's dramatic style during the...

Explore the vibrant history of pantomime with R. J. Broadbent's "A History of Pantomime," a meticulously prepared republication of a classic study. Delve into the origins and evolution of this unique theatrical art form, tracing its development through centuries of stage performance. This comprehensive...

In its conventional meaning, masquerade refers to a festive gathering of people wearing masks and elegant costumes. But traditional forms of masquerade have evolved over the past century to include the representation of alternate identities in the media and venues of popular culture, including...

The first book to examine the classic Italian opera house in a global context. In Opera and the Built Environment, music scholar Laura Vasilyeva considers the remarkable mass construction of opera houses around the world since the 1800s and the no-less-remarkable bids to standardize...

This book is a delightful introduction to the world of grand opera, providing engaging and informative descriptions of seventy classic works. The book is beautifully illustrated and includes extensive details on seven hundred Victor opera records.This work has been selected by scholars as being...

This book investigates the use of extended reality (XR) technologies to innovate the opera experience. It provides valuable contributions for undergraduate and postgraduate students, creative practice researchers, and professionals seeking to explore the intersections of technology, performance, and composition. Author: Taana RoseISBN-10: 1041077181ISBN-13: 9781041077183Publisher:...

Bringing together a vast amount of information on Pietro Mascagni and his works, this volume in the Greenwood Press series Bio-Bibliographies in Music includes a catalogue of the composer's works and performances, bibliography, discography, and brief biographical sketch. Mascagni is best known for Cavalleria...

Female characters assumed increasing prominence in the narratives of nineteenth- and early twentieth-century opera. And for contemporary audiences, many of these characters--and the celebrated women who played them--still define opera at its finest and most searingly affective, even if storylines leave them swooning and...

Isabel Díaz-Morlán reads the characters of Così fan tutte, an opera by Mozart and Da Ponte, through the lens of René Girard's theory of unconscious mimetic desire. The opera features couples who resemble those from classical literature, including Ovid's Collatinus and Lucretia, Cervantes's Anselmo...

Author: Mir SeidelISBN-10: 1967022097ISBN-13: 9781967022090Publisher: FomiteLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/02/2025Pages: 126Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.80lbsSize: 10.00h x 8.00w x 0.33d

Les Georgiennes is a delightful opera that is as funny as it is charming. Jacques Offenbach's music is simply wonderful, and Jules Moinaux's libretto is witty and clever. The plot involves a case of mistaken identity, and the resulting hijinks are sure to leave...

Ernest Newman's four-volume Life of Wagner, originally published between 1933 and 1947, remains a classic work of biography. The culmination of forty years' research on the composer and his works (Newman's first Study of Wagner was first published in 1899), these books present a...

Ernest Newman's four-volume Life of Wagner, originally published between 1933 and 1947, remains a classic work of biography. The culmination of forty years' research on the composer and his works (Newman's first Study of Wagner was first published in 1899), these books present a...

The Cottagers: A Comic Opera, In Two Acts is a play written by Anna Ross in 1788. The story revolves around a group of cottagers who are struggling to make ends meet. They are faced with various challenges, including a greedy landlord who wants...

Author: Caitlin VincentISBN-10: 1668084066ISBN-13: 9781668084069Publisher: Scribner Book CompanyLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/13/2026Pages: 320Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.13lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.83d

The first book in the English language to engage with Prokofiev's operatic output in its entirety. The operas of Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953) mark a significant contribution to twentieth-century music and theatre. Opera was Prokofiev's preferred genre; not counting juvenile and unfinished works, he wrote...

In its first years of existence, in the 1930s, the Glyndebourne Festival Opera set out to internationalize English opera culture, both by attracting international artists and leading proponents of a new concept of opera production and by giving émigrés the chance to further hone...

Pawnee Music is a book written by Frances Densmore that provides a comprehensive exploration of the music and culture of the Pawnee Native American tribe. The book is based on Densmore's extensive field research and recordings of Pawnee music, which she conducted in the...

Opera Coaching: Professional Techniques for the Répétiteur, Second Edition, is an update to the first practical guide for opera coaches when working with opera singers to help them meet the physical and vocal demands of a score in order to shape a performance.Author: Alan...

The first book to examine the classic Italian opera house in a global context. In Opera and the Built Environment, music scholar Laura Vasilyeva considers the remarkable mass construction of opera houses around the world since the 1800s and the no-less-remarkable bids to standardize...

Author: Dmitri ShostakovichISBN-10: 0793536901ISBN-13: 9780793536900Publisher: G. Schirmer, Inc.Language: EnglishPublished: 11/01/1986Pages: 56Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.30lbsSize: 10.20h x 6.50w x 0.20d

This book offers singers the tools to navigate English and German diction, including drills, word lists, examples, and tongue twisters. The third edition extends discussions of diction choices for musical theatre and cognate consonant substitutions for operatic works, and it provides more exercises, as...

This book explores the tense relationship between opera and tragedy - often described as antithetical forms of theatre - from the 1630s to the 1780s.Author: Blair HoxbyISBN-10: 1487503512ISBN-13: 9781487503512Publisher: University of Toronto PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/23/2024Pages: 336Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.48lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.94d

The true confessions of a working opera composer: an exhilarating story of "a life that comes out of chaos." At eight years old, Ricky Ian Gordon pulled The Victor Book of Opera off his piano teacher's bookshelf, and his world shifted on its axis....

The Opera Guide: A Concise Description Of Plot And Incidents Of The Principal Operas (1887) by Edward Barker is a comprehensive guidebook that provides a detailed summary of the plot and incidents of the principal operas. The book was published in 1887 and is...

Every opera tells a story, but sometimes the creation of an opera makes a pretty fascinating tale on its own. If Verdi's Aida is the quintessential opera, it is also an amazing piece of musical history. This work examines the origin, composition, premiere, recording...

Have you ever tried to find information on your favorite classical singer, past or present? If you have, you know the frustrations involved. Now, for the first time under one cover is a comprehensive listing of all known published and unpublished material of a...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe...

The first comprehensive history of the oldest major opera house in the Americas.The Teatro Solís in Montevideo, Uruguay--established in 1856 and still operating--is the oldest theater in the Americas. Solís audiences thrilled to the lyricism of many of the great singers of the 19th...

George Bernard Shaw's "The Perfect Wagnerite: A Commentary on the Niblung's Ring" offers a compelling and insightful analysis of Richard Wagner's epic opera cycle. Shaw, renowned for his sharp wit and critical acumen, delves into the social and political themes embedded within the "Nibelung's...

Martin provides a guide to opera that is sweeping in its scope, thorough in its detail, and authoritative in its commentary. He recalls a century of achievement in an art form that today enjoys unprecedented popularity and that has been generously enriched by challenging...

Selected as one of the Best Music Books of 2010 by The Independent, here is a wonderful collection of 20 wide-ranging interviews with the preeminent opera singers, conductors, and directors working on and behind the stage today. Joshua Jampol invites opera-lovers to listen in...

Discover the Power of Your Unique VoiceIn this fully bilingual (English and Spanish) transformative guide, international singer and vocal coach Lidia Rodríguez invites you on a deeply personal journey to unlock the full potential of your voice-and yourself. Through intimate stories from the world's...

While the music of Richard Wagner has long served as a touchstone for music-theoretical and analytical models both old and new, music analysts have often been intimidated by the complexity of his works, their multi-layeredness, and their sheer unwieldiness. This volume brings together ten...

Celebrating the 150th anniversary of his birth, this first critical biography of Italo Montemezzi (1875-1952) offers fascinating new insights into the life and work of an important opera composer, seventeen years younger than Puccini, who became internationally famous with L'amore dei tre re (1913)....

Opera has long been known for its ability to be used as a tool for colonial expression. But it is increasingly used to narrate histories of colonial trauma, oppression, and struggle. What does it mean for a colonial form to represent the experiences of...

A group of resourceful kids start "solution-seekers.com," a website where "cybervisitors" can get answers to questions that trouble them. But when one questioner asks the true meaning of Christmas, the kids seek to unravel the mystery by journeying back through the prophecies of the...

French concert music and jazz often enjoyed a special creative exchange across the period 1900-65. French modernist composers were particularly receptive to early African-American jazz during the interwar years, and American jazz musicians, especially those concerned with modal jazz in the 1950s and early...

By showing how music intersected with wider cultural affairs, such as philosophy and criticism, this book connects music and the modern in eighteenth-century Spain within the context of Enlightenment thought. Histories of modern Europe often present late eighteenth-century Spain as a backward place struggling...

Through a wealth of archival documents and printed materials, Entangled Histories shows how, over the first half of the nineteenth century, opera helped redefine questions of collective identity in the Austrian empire, serving as a testing ground for, among others, theories of language and...